When Prince Ye’s subordinates discovered that Prince Ye was dead, they flew into a frenzy and attacked Mofeng. Tiring of merely watching the spectacle, Mofeng drew himself up and engaged them in earnest. With Mofeng having brought the greater number of men, Prince Ye’s subordinates were soon reduced to just three survivors, and it took less than a quarter of an hour for those three to be cut down inside the room.
When Mofeng emerged from the room, the guards outside had also been largely dealt with, leaving only a scattered few. Within the space of a single cup of tea, every last one of Prince Ye’s men had been executed. Mofeng ordered his subordinates to clear away the bodies, haul them outside the city walls, and burn them, thoroughly erasing any trace that Prince Ye had ever set foot in Aoyun State.
Returning to Prince Duan's Estate, Mofeng went to report the outcome to Beigong Ying. Beigong Ying merely nodded. "Keep a closer watch inside the city these next few days. See if there are any fish that slipped through the net."
Chapter 144